A Closer Look: How can Libya recover from devastating floods?


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In A Closer Look, The National provides an in-depth take on one of the main stories of the week

The devastating floods that rocked Libya last week as a result of Storm Daniel have left a trail of destruction in their wake.

As international relief efforts are made to limit the cost to human life and the country's infrastructure, Libyans are taking to the streets to express their concerns about how the government is maintaining vital structures.

Host Sarah Forster speaks to The National's foreign news reporter Nada Al Taher to find out more about the developing story.

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Talk of help for Libya must be followed by action

Communications briefly cut in Libya's devastated Derna

Libya floods aftermath – in pictures

  • A tilted car sits above debris in Libya's eastern city of Derna. AFP
    A tilted car sits above debris in Libya's eastern city of Derna. AFP
  • A damaged building, days after Storm Daniel swept across eastern Libya. EPA
    A damaged building, days after Storm Daniel swept across eastern Libya. EPA
  • Rescue teams walk in Derna. AFP
    Rescue teams walk in Derna. AFP
  • Rescuers and relatives of victims set up tents in front of collapsed buildings. AP
    Rescuers and relatives of victims set up tents in front of collapsed buildings. AP
  • Abdulkarim Ben Ali uses crutches as he walks on the roof of his sister's damaged house. Reuters
    Abdulkarim Ben Ali uses crutches as he walks on the roof of his sister's damaged house. Reuters
  • A Palestinian civil defence team. AFP
    A Palestinian civil defence team. AFP
  • Rescue teams. AFP
    Rescue teams. AFP
  • Youssef, 18, a survivor of the flooding, lies on a bed at the Benghazi Medical Centre hospital. AFP
    Youssef, 18, a survivor of the flooding, lies on a bed at the Benghazi Medical Centre hospital. AFP
  • People gather for a demonstration outside the surviving Al Sahaba mosque. AFP
    People gather for a demonstration outside the surviving Al Sahaba mosque. AFP
  • People who survived the deadly storm outside the Al Sahaba mosque. Reuters
    People who survived the deadly storm outside the Al Sahaba mosque. Reuters
  • Demonstrators take part in protest against the government. Reuters
    Demonstrators take part in protest against the government. Reuters
  • Ruins at the site of the ancient Greco-Roman city of Cyrene in eastern Libya, about 60km west of Derna. AFP
    Ruins at the site of the ancient Greco-Roman city of Cyrene in eastern Libya, about 60km west of Derna. AFP
Updated: March 06, 2024, 7:54 AM
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